Dick Allen

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 08:07 PM) He's still the AL Manager of the Year. So was Jerry Manuel in 2000. He's been gone 2 seasons and Hawk still can't let him be. He ripped on him again last night.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) I would take Carlos Lee over Podsednik on defense. I never thought I would say such a thing. The White Sox actually considered putting Pods in CF and moving Rowand to LF when they made the trade. Rowand really has picked it up defensively the last couple of months, his throwing is still erratic, but even when he wasn't at his best earlier in the season, he is so much better of a fielder than Pods, it makes me wonder about White Sox scouting.

They should leave Garcia in to give up 15 runs tonight. BS effort tonight.

At least DJ is sort of slamming that effort by Pods. Hawk has no way to defend it, so he is quiet.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:45 PM) Garcia's on the verge of letting the Royals right back into this game. Get the sac fly here, get the next guy out, and put it in the hands of our bullpen. This performance is absolutely unacceptable from Garcia tonight. 9 runs scored and KC isn't put away yet is pretty sad.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:36 PM) Well, according to Rooney/Farmer, that one was a gift since he should have been out on that throw to first. He certainly looked out. Its nice to be on the right side of a blown call for a change.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:34 PM) 1/2 of that is probably due to Ozzie's distribution of days off. Podsednik is also 6 years older than Sizemore. I think every GM in baseball would trade Pods for Sizemore. I think every GM in baseball would trade Pods for Sizemore if Sizemore were 6 years older. He is a better player.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:33 PM) Pods hit a homer yesterday? He tripled

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:32 PM) Sizemore also has about 135 more plate appearances than Podsednik....doesn't account for all of those, but accounts for some of the difference. Shouldn't durability be considered when determining the worth of a player?

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:26 PM) That is strictly a product of the guys behind you. Then if the guys behind you can't drive you in, aren't you better off with a leadoff hitter with a higher slugging percentage? Aren't stolen bases pretty worthless if they don't lead to runs?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:24 PM) A lot of players 3b hits come because of the ballpark they play in...the more nooks & crannies in the outfield, the more 3b hits you get. The Cell doesn't have any of them. Therefore, I consider triples to be a terrible stat to compare between different teams. It may be but half your games are on the road. One triple from Pods is surprising to me. I thought he have several more. He can drive the ball if he wants to.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:23 PM) Well I said if you care about slugging Sizmore is your man. I don't care about it as much from a leadoff man. I'm not saying I wouldn't take Sizemore. He's younger, but as leadoff men in that responsibility, theres not much diff. What about the other 3 or 4 times in a game he's not leading off?

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 07:09 PM) 6-4 after the 3rd inning. Pods error likely cost Garcia a run. [COLOR=green]But Hawk and DJ said Pods shouldn't be charged with an error. It laughable how some players on this team can do no wrong with the broadcasters.

This KC team is so bad.

KC is a bad bad team.

The Sox look like they are 15 under .500 and playing out the string.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 09:12 PM) I liked this team a lot better when Crede was on the DL. He has so many long stretches of being a totally worthless baseball player.

Can someone tell me why I am staying up for this?

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 09:09 PM) Gotta be tough playing in front of 272 fans Making an average of $2.5 million a year should make it easier.

What is the longest a team has been in first place without finishing there?

Anytime the White Sox offense feels like showing up would be fine by me.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 08:52 PM) Its nice to see everyone going for the fence. What happened to the line drive, what happened to not rolling your wrists over all the time. They sent Marte home. Now the chemistry is perfect. They can't lose.

The White Sox definitely don't have a bounce in their step or a swagger. This is KC for crying out loud. They look like they are asleep. Ozzie wanted to get away from Chicago to get away from the panic,but his team looks like they are getting more than a little uncomfortable with their dwindling lead.

Kudos to Al Lopez' ghost who did break this story correctly after Sunday's game. No media outlet reported Marte had been thrown off the team, not even Bruce Levine.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 05:29 PM) So thenw hy all the drama? I think Ozzie and KW are upset that Marte hasn't been very revealing about his injuries. But even then, this doesn't make sense. How do you go from being called the top lefty in the bullpen by the manager after you stink up the joint against KC, to being kicked off the team after hitting 2 guys? Marte just doesn't seem to be the type of person to go off on anyone. Maybe he did. He couldn't have said anything more to Ozzie than Frank Thomas screamed at Manuel a couple of years ago, and Frank never was asked to go home. I think it may simply being a case of Ozzie concluding that Marte isn't his type of guy, and just not wanting him around anymore. I suppose its his perrogative, but if winning is what truly mattered here, I would think having Marte take a little rest, get some treatment and start throwing again in 10 days or so could be the cure for what ails him. See what he's like in 10-15 days. If he can't perform then declare him dead.